India opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cut a dejected figure after another early exit in the fourth T20I against England at the Bristol County Ground on Thursday, with the young batter's frustration evident as he walked back to the pavilion.
Sooryavanshi's innings ended on 15 from 10 deliveries after he was dismissed by Jofra Archer, continuing a difficult start to his international career. Since making his debut in the second T20I last week, the youngster has now registered three low scores in the series.
For the second consecutive match, Archer tested Sooryavanshi with a barrage of short-pitched deliveries. After negotiating a couple of bouncers earlier in the over, the left-hander attempted another pull shot but mistimed it, offering a straightforward catch to mid-on.
The dismissal clearly left Sooryavanshi disappointed. He began walking back before the catch had even been completed, and in a video that later went viral on social media, he could be seen looking up at the sky in frustration.
Earlier in the evening, India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first against England in Bristol.
Having fallen 0-2 behind in the five-match series, India entered the contest in search of their first victory under Iyer's captaincy.
At the toss, Iyer confirmed two changes to the playing XI after injuries to Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy. Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar were brought into the side, with Rana and Varun ruled out of the remaining two matches because of hamstring injuries.
"We are going to bat first. (must-win game now..) Certainly, and we are going to play like that. We saw the fearlessness which we've been carrying for the first two games. It's just that we are not able to execute the plans as much as possible, but today, it is a fresh day, a fresh start, and the boys are in pretty high spirits. (Last game is history. Have to start afresh today?) Absolutely, but when you say positive, you have to read the environment and have that sort of awareness about how the game is going. You need to adapt as quickly as possible to the wicket and where the wind is blowing. So, all these things, tactically, you have got to be up to your mark. And I think if these things are sorted, definitely you get the results. (And what do you make of the surface?) It looks good. It has got a decent amount of grass over the wicket. So, definitely we will have a look at how it plays from the first ball. (And any changes in your side now that you're batting first?) We've got two changes, two injuries actually. Varun and Harshit go out, so Washington and Prasidh comes in."
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